Africa

What Really Happened In Zimbabwe

September 10, 2019 By David Adams, Decade-culture-of-peace.org Educate! Africa, History, Land, Media, Propaganda, Reform, Zimbabwe

At one point they describe his seizure of white-owned farms. “By 1998, although Mr. Mugabe had promised new land for 162,000 black families, only 71,000 white households had been resettled. Then came a dramatic turn. Starting around 2000, Mr. Mugabe’s lieutenants sent squads of young men to invade hundreds of white-owned farms and chase away their owners. The campaign took a huge toll. Over two years, nearly all of the country’s white-owned land had been redistributed . . . The violent agricultural revolution had come with a heavy price.

Foreign Aid For Rwanda, Suffering For Rwandans And Congolese

September 9, 2019 Ann Garrison, Blackagendareport.com Educate! Africa, Aid, Rwanda, US Imperialism

Rwanda received roughly “$1.22 billion” in development aid in 2016-2017 , the most recent year for which Official Development Aid (ODA) numbers are available on the website of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The US was Rwanda’s top bilateral donor that year, giving $177.6 million, but Trump drastically reduced aid to the tiny East African nation.

Zimbabwe Opposition Official Arrested Over Protests

August 27, 2019 Staff, News.yahoo.com Resist! Africa, Electoral Politics, Protests, Zimbabwe

Harare (AFP) - A senior official of Zimbabwe's main opposition party has been arrested for failing to stop an outlawed protest, the party said Friday. Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) organised several protests to highlight the collapsing economy in the southern African country, but the government has launched a crackdown on the rallies. The MDC's organising secretary Amos Chibaya was arrested on Thursday and appeared in court Friday. He will return to court on Monday for a bail application.

“We Are In The Next Phase Of The Struggle”

June 29, 2019 Gabriel Moyssen, Eluniversal.com.mx Strategize! Africa, Protests, Sudan

The negotiations between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition in Sudan—interrupted after the crackdown on protests in Khartoum on June 3—will resume towards the establishment of a civilian government, said activist and journalist Ahmed Kaballo. “For many of us involved in the revolution, this is stage two and we are certainly in the next phase of the struggle,” he remarked. Born in Leeds, England, from a family of Sudanese origin—his father, Dr. Sidgi Kaballo, is a member of the Central Committee of the Sudanese Communist Party,—Kaballo spoke to EL UNIVERSAL in English to address the current political situation in the northeastern African country.

98.3% Of Ghana’s Gold Remains In The Hands Of Multinational Corporations

June 11, 2019 By Celina della Croce, Commondreams.org Educate! Africa, Corporations, Ghana, Imperialism, New Economy

Every year, the vast majority of Ghana’s natural wealth is stolen. The country is among the largest exporters of gold in the world, yet—according to a study by the Bank of Ghana—less than 1.7 percent of global returns from its gold make their way back to the Ghanaian government. This means that the remaining 98.3 percent is managed by outside entities—mainly multinational corporations, who keep the lion’s share of the profits. In other words, of the $5.2 billion of gold produced from 1990 to 2002, the government received only $87.3 million in corporate income taxes and royalty payments.

Call For Solidarity With The Rebellious People Of Sudan

June 9, 2019 By Black Autonomy Network, It's Going Down Resist! Africa, Sudan

Since the middle of December last year there has been an ongoing revolt in Sudan. This outbreak of rebellion a continuation of earlier struggles against the regime of Omar al-Bashir. In April, escalating protests led to around the clock sit-in occupation of the Military HQ demanding the fall of the regime. The military – under the pretext of siding with the revolutionaries – used this unrest to stage a coup and oust al-Bashir and install themselves as the Transitional Military Council(TMC). Let’s be clear, what’s at stake is the spreading of a rebellious energy across the Middle East and the African Continent that threatens the political order. That’s why regional powers and allies of the US – Saudi Arabia and the UAE – have supported the TMC and their repression of Sudanese rebels.

How The West’s War In Libya Spurred Terrorism In 14 Countries

May 24, 2019 By Mark Curtis, Consortiumnews.com Educate! Africa, Europe, Middle East, NATO, Wars and Militarism

Eight years on from NATO’s war in Libya in 2011, as the country enters a new phase in its conflict, I have taken stock of the number of countries to which terrorism has spread as a direct product of that war. The number is at least 14. The legacy of the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi — pursued by U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack Obama — has been gruesomely felt by Europeans and Africans. Yet holding these leaders accountable for their decision to go to war is as distant as ever.

Labor In Algeria’s Revolt

May 17, 2019 Rachid Malaoui, Jacobinmag.com Educate! Africa, Algeria, Class Struggle, Labor, Regime Change, Workers

Algeria is in the midst of a historic popular uprising. Protests began in February of this year, as Algerians revolted against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s plans for a fifth term in office. Coming to power in 1999, Bouteflika suffered a debilitating stroke in 2013, after which he made few public appearances and was widely understood to be the puppet of a clique of high-ranking military figures. Protests intensified over the course of February and March, drawing millions to the streets of the capital Algiers and elsewhere, calling on Bouteflika to stand down before presidential elections originally slated for April 18.

Squalid Migrant Shantytown Forms In Mexican Border City

May 15, 2019 Patrick Timmons, Upi.com Educate! Africa, Haiti, Immigration, Mexico, Repression, Undocumented

TAPACHULA, Mexico, May 14 (UPI) -- African and Haitian migrants stranded for two months in southern Mexico during an immigration crackdown begun by the United States are living in a roadside shantytown whose squalid conditions endanger health and hurt nearby small businesses, residents and local migrant aid organizations say. "I've never seen it like this and I've lived here 30 years. My business is suffering," said Narciso Lopez Flores, a convenience store owner in Tapachula. "Piles of trash are everywhere and people are defecating near to where they have to sleep. I'm worried about everybody's health, my family's and theirs."

Welcome To The New Algerian Revolution: An Interview With Hamza Hamouchene

May 15, 2019 By Omar Hassan, Redflag.org.au Resist! Africa, Algeria, Class Struggle, Protests

The mass protest movement started just a few days after Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s announcement of his intention to run for a fifth term as president. At first, the mobilisations were small and localised, but they became massive. Every Friday from 22 February, millions of Algerians (some estimates are as high as 17 and 22 million in a country of 42 millions) – young and old, men and women from different social classes – have taken to the streets in a momentous uprising, re-appropriating long confiscated public spaces.

Hijacking The Congolese People’s Victory

May 11, 2019 Kambale Musavuli, Blackagendareport.com Resist! Africa, Class Struggle, DRC, Electoral Politics, Youth Activism

The Congolese people were determined to rid themselves of Joseph Kabila’s regime on 30 December 2018, the date of the presidential, legislative and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For two years the people had made tremendous sacrifices in life and freedom in a deadly battle against President Kabila, who was bent on remaining in power by any means necessary. Those means included killing, jailing and driving into exile anyone who demanded that he organize elections and step down from the presidency.

Revealed: The U.S. Military’s 36 Code-Named Operations In Africa

May 6, 2019 Nick Turse and Sean D. Naylor, Blackagendareport.com Educate! Africa, US Imperialism

Many Americans first became aware of U.S. military operations in Africa in October 2017, after the Islamic State ambushed American troops near Tongo Tongo, Niger, killing four U.S. soldiers and wounding two others. Just after the attack, U.S. Africa Command said U.S. troops were providing “advice and assistance” to local counterparts. Later, it would become clear that those troops — the 11-man Operational Detachment-Alpha Team 3212 — were working out of the town of Oullam with a larger Nigerian force under the umbrella of Operation Juniper Shield, a wide-ranging counterterrorism effort in northwest Africa.

8 Years After Toppling Gaddafi, US Evacuates Libya As Gaddafi 2.0 Advances On Tripoli

April 8, 2019 Marko Marjanović, Checkpointasia.net Educate! Africa, AFRICOM, Libya, US Imperialism

Once again it turns out it is one thing to topple and destroy a nation's government, and another thing entirely to impose your will on that nation In March 2011 Western powers backed by Arab Gulf monarchies launched a regime-change war on behalf of Islamist and tribal militias to topple Libya’s Gaddafi. Six months later he was gone. What followed wasn’t a pro-Western liberal regime (with hardcore Islamists forming the rebel vanguard how could it be?), but national disintegration as the country split up between so many militia turfs.

To Ramp Up Fear Of Russia In Africa, NYT Downplays Massive US Military Presence On Continent

April 5, 2019 Adam Johnson, Fair.org Educate! Africa, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, US Imperialism

The New York Times (3/31/19) added to its series of reports depicting Official Enemies surpassing the US in the race for global dominance. It seems that having taken control of the Arctic (FAIR.org, 9/15/15), the nuclear domain (FAIR.org, 3/7/18) and a whole host of other spaces the US is “behind” in, Russia is now gobbling up Africa—a threat the US, presumably, must counter with an even greater military build-up. The report, “Russia’s Military Mission Creep Advances to a New Front: Africa,” by Eric Schmitt, asserting an uptick in Russian weapons contracts and military training exercises in Africa, is thin on context and hard numbers...

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